What happens when you take the seriousness and rhetoric of the West Wing and make it about sketch comedy? A record-breaking successful pitch to TV networks! So why can't we find the show anywhere? What went wrong?

We invite friend of the pod, author and comedian Lana Schwartz (New Yorker, Build Your Own Romantic-Comedy) to dissect the biggest swings and misses of a show that really everyone was banking on. We talk about the ubiquitous Sorkin writing style, the amazing cast, and the oodles of cash thrown around for what was sure to be the next hit.

Hosts:

Geoff Kerbis

Rich Inman

Lana Schwartz (find Lana's book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/build-your-own-romantic-comedy-pick-your-plot-meet-your-man-and-direct-your-happily-ever-after-lana-schwartz/14300034?ean=9781646040056)

Max Singer (unfortunately absent this week)